Black silk velvet coat with white fur collar and sleeves

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black silk velvet coat with a white fur collar and sleeves. The coat has a two layer white fur collar. The back of the collar is lined with black silk satin. The long sleeves are a leg of mutton variation, the top half are made of fur, and the bottom half are made of black silk velvet. The coat is open in the center front and closes with a self fabric covered metal button on the proper left side under the collar. A self fabric loop at the top edge of the proper right side of the center front opening aligns with the button. Two self fabric ties twenty and a half inches long start on each side of the collar. Three darts each three inches long are sewn along the top center back of the coat.

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